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TITLE

The Composition of the First Cross Page of the Lindisfarne Gospels: 'Square Schematism' and the Hiberno-Saxon Aesthetic

AUTHOR(S)

Guilmain, Jacques

PUB. DATE

December 1985

SOURCE

Art Bulletin;Dec85, Vol. 67 Issue 4, p535

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Analyzes the geometry and spacing of the ornamentation of the first cross page of the 'Lindisfarne Gospels' in relation to the larger forms and the composition as a whole. Description of the series of compositions in the gospels based on cruciform motifs; Problem concerning the proportions of the rectangular format of the design; Information on the artist's conception of the design.

ACCESSION #

5314987

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